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F. J. RIFPL GLASS SEVERING APPARATUS Filed July a. 1921 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 F. J. RIPPL.

GLASS SEVERING AP PARATUS Filed July 8, 3921 $3 Sheets-Sheet 5 .Hrs ra-'annex Patented July 14, 1925. 1

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS J. RIPPL, 0F CLEVELAND, OEI

PANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

To all lwhom it may conc Be it known that 1, citizen of the United Cleveland, in the county o O', ASSIGNOR T0 GENERAL ELECTRIC COM- GLASS-SEVERING APPARATUS.

Application mea July s,

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FnANcls J. Rlrrr., a States, residing at i Cuyahoga, State certain new and use- Glass-Severing Apwhich the following is a speci- My invention relates to glass severing and more particularly, paratus tor severing gl mg.

to a method and apass cylinders or tub- The severing of glass tubing by means employed heretofore as oft-en resulted in leaving the end of the piece of tubing which is cut olf and the end of the tubing in such condition that it has usually been found desirable to reiinish before reworking the tubing or the piece cut from it.

rl`l1rough my invention the glass tubing is severed cleanly and th tubing and of the severed e edges ot the glass glass tubing are left in a finished condition and both the tubingand the severed piece may without receiving further attent-ion on the- I accomplish this result by severed ends.

be reworked subj ecting the wall of the glass tubing to the action of a cutting edge on both the inside and the outside of the is thus cut evenly and smoothly.

tubing. The tubing Although not limited thereto in use, my method is especially adapted for severing finished tubular articles glass from glass tubing such, for

example, as flares made from tubing as described in the application of Rippl and Malloy, Serial No. 483,334, tiled July 8, 1921, in the application just referred to is described a machine Jr'or producing flares Jfor incandescent lamp manufacture from glass tubing.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a machine which employs the severing means of my invention;

Fig. 2 i specific embodiment of plied to the machine of Fig; the machine of Fig. 1 tus ot' Fig. 2 Fig. 1;

s a perspective View showing a my invention as ap- Fig. 1;

3 is a fragmentary top plan View of.

showing the apparaas mounted on the machine of Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3 broken for the sake of clearness to show the cutter4 separating mechanism; Fig. 5 1s an end eleva tion of Fig. 4broken Fig. 9 is a side elevation ofthe'viewof Fig. 8 showing the lower chuck opening mechanism and stopping mechanism;

Fig. 9a is a detail of the View of Fig. 9;

Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation of the lower chuck on the line 10-10 of Fig. '8;

Fig. 11 is an elevation, partially in section, on the line 11-11 of Fig. 3 showing the driving mechanism for the cutters,

Fig. 12 is a top plan View of the mechanism of Fig. 1l on the line 12-12;

vFig. 13 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism of Fig. 11 on the line 13-13;

Fig. 14 is a diagram showing variations which may be made in cutting oi a fiare.

In general fla-res from glass tubing which is fully disclosed in the application of Rippl and Malloy previously mentioned comprises a number of chucks 10 for holding the glass tubing 11 which are mounted on a rotatable carrier 12. The carrier 12 is caused to advance step by step by means of suitable intermittent driving' mechanism which` receives its power from the motor 13 mounted in the base 14 of the machine. The chucks 10 are continuously rotated by the driving gear '15 which engages suitable gears fastened'to sition of the chuck lettered A., the straight end 16 of the tubing 11 is heated by gas jets. At position B, designated similarly to position A, the tubing 11 is further heated while aI flange 17 is formed on the end thereof by the langing mechanism 18. Position C is a cooling position. At position D,the chuck opening mechanism 19 causes the chuck 1() to release the tubing 11 for an interval while the gauging mechanism 20 regulates the amount of y.tubing fed through the chuck. At positions E, F and G, the glass tubing 11 is heated at the zone of severing the machine `for producing In order to M the asA .zone while subjected to the action by suitable gas burners. Position H is the severing orcutting-off position; Here the tubing 11 is further heated at the severing ering n1echa11ism--which is aA specific embodiment of apparatus adapted to sever glass tubing according to the method of my invention.

Cutting o/f mechanism-As previously described, the glass tubing 11 with the flange 17 on the. lower end thereof is heated at the zone of severing in-the positions E, F and G and also'in the cutting-off position-H (see F ig. 3). The severing mechanism K comprises mechanism M (Figs. 8, 9 and 10) for holding and synchronously rotating the flare K10 glass tubing 1l and mechanism P (Figs. v3, 4, 5, 6 andr 7) for performing the actual cutting olf or severing of the Hare in the preheated zone. Briefl the operation is car- -ried out as follows: The gauged and lowered glass v\tube 11, which has previously been flanged and preheated in the zone of cut off or severingu as briefly described previously, is advanced-by the carrier 12 into the position H. Immediately the chuck mechanism M acts to hold the lower end of the tubing 11 and to rotate it synchronously with the upper end, the tubing 11 having an interportion due to the heating ott' or severing. The cutting mechanism P then operates to sever the tubing 11 leaving the flare K10 (Fig. 1) in the chuck M. Thereupon chuck M releases the flare K10 which is discharged into a chute R which delivers it to a suitable container. simplify the description, each part of the mechanism -will be described separately giving the -drive the letter K of the cutting off mechanismL as a whole; the tubing holding means or chuck, the letter means for cutting the tubing, the letter P, and the delivery chute, the letter R; in 'each case the proper letters yare coupled with suitable numerals.

The cutting oft' mechanism drive is effected from the main driving shaft v21, Which is mounted in the base 14, by a. bevel gear K11 (Fig. 11) attached thereto which meshes with and drives a bevel gear K12 fastened mediate softened inthe zone of cut to the vertical shaft K13 which has suitable bearings in the housing K14 and the bracket vK15 to which the housing K14 is attached. The bracket K15 is fastened to the base 14. A gear K16 rotatably held on the upper end of the shaft K13 is normally caused -to rotate therewith by the friction clutch K17 fastened to the shaft K13 so as to drive the" chuck M as described hereinafter (Fig. 6). The clutch K17 has a leather-faced disk K18 drivenby a pin K19V fastened in the clutch and held against the gear'K16 by a spring K20 carried in a recess in the clutch K11. A vleather disc K21, between the gear K16 and of a sev- (Fig. 1) which is being cut from the the retaining screw of the shaft K13, also tends to rotate the gear K10 with the shaft K13.

To the lower end of the shaft K13 is also fastened a gear K23 (Figs. 11 and 12) which efects the drive of each of the two cutters which form a part of the cutting mechanism P as more completely `set forth hereinafter.

.The gear K23 drives the idler gear K24 (see also Fig. 13) which is rotatably mounted on the pin K25 fastened in the housing, K14.y The gear K24 drives another idler gear K2 which is rotatably .carried on a pin K27 mounted in an arm of the member K2s which is pivoted on the pin K25 and locked into posi-tion by a bolt K20 which screws into the housing K14 and which works in a slot K30 on the other arm of the member K28. The Vmember K28 is so positioned that the gear K20 meshes with and drives a gear K31 mounted on the short vertical shaft K32 suitably mounted in the housing K14. Near the upper end of the shaft'K32 is fastenedv a gear K33 which drives the gear K34 rotatably carried on the shaft K13. The gear K34 drives a gear K35 with tubular hubextension K3G which is rotatably mounted in the bracket K37 more fully described hereinafter. The gear K35 drives the smaller of the two cutters as will be described later.

Just above the gear K33 on the shaft K32 is fastened a bevel gear K58 (Figs. 11 and 12) which drives the bevel gear K30 fastened on the horizont-al shaft K40 suitably carried in thehousing K14. On the end of the shaft K40 opposite to the gear K30 is fastened a worm gear K41 which .drives a worm wheel K42 fastened on the vertical shaft K43 mounted in the housing K14. Below the worm wheel K42 and on the shaft K43 is fastened a gear K44 which drives the gear K45 (see also Fig. 7 connected to the larger of the cutters as more fully described hereinafter.

The chuck mechanism includes a main 'member M10 (Figs. 8,19 and 10) which is K22 fastened in the end (see also Figs. 6 and 7) carried on a ball race MP1 mounted in an arm l\ 12 of the bracket M13 mounted on the base 14. Around the periphery of the upper part of the main member M10 is cut a gear M14 which meshes with'and is driven by the gear K16 (see Figs. 3, 'and 11) previously described. Fastened to the pin M15 (Fig.

10) which is carried in the lugs M10 (Fig.

8) on the top of the member M10, is a vertical arm l\ 11 which has at its upper end a V-shaped engaging linger M13. To the end y of the pin M15 is fastened a horizontal arm M10 whose end is rounded and has teeth M20 whichsmesh with similar' teeth M21 on 'the end of the horizontal arm M22 similar to arm' M10 and fastened' to the end of the pin M23 (see also' Fig. 9) carried on the lugs M24 on the main member M10. arm M25 similar to the arm M11-.is fastened A vertical chuck is opened after to the pin M23 and fastened to the upper end of the arin M23 is a V-shaped engaging finger M23 similar to the finger M13. Through the teeth M2" and M21 the motion imparted to one engaging finger is correspondingly imparted to the other engaging finger. A spring M21, fastened at the middle to a pin M23 mounted on the member M13 and at each end to the horizontal arms M10 and M22, tends to close the engaging fingers B113 and M23 toward eachother. gaging fingers M1IS and M23 are caused to separate as follows. A rod M23 (Fig. 10) is seated at its upper end in the horizontal arm M13 being vertically aligned in a suitable hole in the main member M13 and has a roller M33 pinned in its lower end. The roller M33 rides on the surface of a ringshaped arm M31 disposed concentric with the main member M13 and fastened to a vertical rod M32 which is slid'ably supported in the bracket M13. A spring M33 (Figs. A9 and 10) mounted around the rod M32 between the stop M31 fastened thereto and the base 14 tends to hold the rod M32 in a lowered position which may be regulated by adjusting the position of the arm M31 relative to the rod M32. The angular alignment of the rod M32 is maintained by an arm M33 fastened to the lower end thereof and having in its other end a slot which receives the pin M31 mounted in the base 14. The rod M32 is raised to force the rodM23 upward by means of the arm M31, and thereby to cause the separation of the engaging fingers M13 and M23, by the action of a cam i 33 fastened to the cam shaft which is suitably mounted in the base 14. The action of the cain.lV[38 is transmitted to the rod M32 by the crank M33 which is pivoted on the pin M13 mounted -in the base 14l and which has on one arm a roller M11 riding on the cam M33 and on the other arm an adjustable bolt M12 which engages the i'od 3? to raise the same when so acted upon by the cam 33. The amount of lift given to the rod M32 by the bolt M12 may be regulated by adjusting the bolt M12 in the arm of the crank M33. The contour of the cam l) 33 (see also Fig. 93) is such that once during every revolution the engaging fingers M18 and M23 are caused to be separated and then are permitted to be brought together again by the action of the spring M21.

As previously stated, the rotation of the chuck M is stopped after the flare K13 has been cut off to permit the discharge of the same and to permitl the indexing of the succeeding glass tubing 11 into position. The its rotation has been stopped forthe discharge of the flare and is closed again after it has started to rotate. The chuck is preferably stopped in a predetermined positionto permit the proper discharge of lthe. .flare K13 and to provideI clearancebetween the engaging fingers M13 and M23 and the succee-ding glass tubing 11. The position of stopping is preferably with the' common center line of the two engaging lingers M13 and M23 perpendicular to the path of rotation of the glass tubing 11. The stopping of the chuck is effected in the following manner. A projection M13 (Fig. S) is fastened to the upper surface of the main member M13 so that it may be engaged by the head of a plunger M11 which works in a corresponding recess in the arni of the crank M13 which is pivoted at M11 on the bracket M13. A spring contained in the recess of the crank M13 between the bottom thereof and the plunger M11 absorbs the shock when the projection M13 suddenly strikes the head of the plunger M11 which is caused as explained hereinafter. The plunger M11 tends to engage the projection M13 through action of a spring (not shown) fastened to an arm of the crank M13 and to the housing which encloses a large portion of the cutting off mechanism above the base 14 and which is not shown in the drawings. The amount of the projection M13 engaged by the plunger M11 may be regulated by adjusting the bolt M33 (Figs. 8 and 9) which works in one arm of the crank M13 and butts against the pin M31 fastened in the bracket M32 mounted on the base 14. The plunger M11 is caused to release the projection M13 by the action of a cam M33 fastened to the cam shaft 22. The action of the cam N133 is transmitted through a crank M31 pivoted on the pin M13 and having in one arm a roller M33 riding on the cam M33 and in the other arm an adjustable bolt M33 which engages a rod M37 slidably supported in the bracket M32 and having la roller M3? (Fig. 8) pinned in the upper end thereof which engages the beveled edge of an arm of the crank M13 to turn the crank M13 about its pivot l) 11 and thus withdraw the plunger M11 from engagement with the projection M13 thereby permitting the rotation of the chuck through the friction clutch K2 (Fig. 6) previously mentioned. The'rod M31 is normally held in a lowered position by the action of a spring M33 encircling the rod M31 and bearing against a stop M33 fastened thereto and against the base 14. The rod M31 is held in angular alignment by an arm M31 attached thereto and having a slot M32 in its end which receives the pin M31. The amount of upward lift of the rod M131 may be regulated by adjusting the bolt M33 1n the arm of the crank l) 31. The contour of the cam M33, (see also Fig. 93) is such that once every revolution thereof the projection M13 is released from the plunger M11 to permit the rotation of the chuck and `then for a somewhat shorter interval the plunger M11 is permitted to engage the projection M13 and so stop the rotation of the chuck to perlue Cil

iengages a square "block P31 which is rotatmit 'the discharge of the flare K10 while the machine is indexed.

' The severing me0ham'sm.-The lareK10 (Fig. 7) is severed from the tubing by a small cutter P10 onthe inside ofy the wall of the glass tubing l1 and a. large cutter P11 on the outside of the wall of the tubing 11'. ln general the action of the cutters is as follows. -The'sma-ll cutter P10is raised up inside the tubing 11 as the latter is being engaged by the chuck M and when the cutter P10 is level with the large cutter P11, the two cutters are gradually brought together to sever or-cut off the 'flare K10, both cutters preferably being rotated so that the peripheral speed of each cutter is substantially the "same as the peripheral speed 0f the glass surface being cut. After the flare K10 has been cut off, the two cutters are separated and the small cutter P10 is lowered to permit the discharge of the flare F10 and the indexing into position of the succeeding glasstubing 11. The small cutter P10 is rotated only while in the raised position.

The small cutter P10 is mounted in the upper end of the vertical shaft P12 which is supported in the following manner. The bracket K15,`previously mentioned, supports a tubular member P13 (Figs. 3 and 6) about which is pivoted the sleeve P11 of the bracket P15, the sleeve P11 resting on the bracket K15. A second bracket K31, previously mentioned, is fastened below the sleeve P15 of the bracket P15. A tubular member P11 (Fig. 7) carried by tle slee-ve P15 provides a suitable bearing for the tubular elevating member P18 which is rotatably held on the vertical shaft P12 at the lower end by the set-screw collar P13 and at the upper end by the taper pin collar P20. e lower end of the vertical shaft P12 is rotatably supported in the hub extension K38 of the gear K35, previously described, the gear K35 being rotatably carried in the lower end of the bracket K37 and being held thereon by the taper pin collar P21 fastened to the upper end of the hub extension 1K. The vertical shaft P12 is driven as follows. The gear K35 has two pins P22 fastened in its lower side and when the shaft P12 is elevated as described hereinafter one of the pins P22 engages and drives a pin P23 fastened in a collar P21 mounted on the lower end of the vertical shaft P12 so thatv'the shaft P12 and cutter P10 are rotated. The elevationof the cutter P10 and the shaft P12 is effected through., the elevating member P18 by the action of the cam P25 (Fig. 6) mounted on the cam shaft 22. The ac tion of the cam P25 is transmitted through a lever P25 which is pivoted at P21to the bracket P28 fastened to the base 14 and which has a roller P20 riding oir-the cam A' lslot P50 in the end of the lever P25 ably mounted on the pin P22 fastened in the. lower end of the elevating member P15. The member P12 is free to move vertically but the angular alignment thereof is maintingthe tubing which elevation causes -`the engagement of the driving means of the cutter Vas previously explained. After an interval during which the flare K10 is severed from the tubing the small cutter P10 is caused to be lowered to provide clearance.

The large kcutter P11 (Fig. 7) is held between the two plates P58 and P39 which are mounted on the vertical shaft P10 between the taper pin collar P11 fastened thereto and the nut P12 which screws on the end of the shaft P10. The shaft P10 is rotatably carried in the sleeve P13mounted in the bracket P131- which is pivoted about the tubular member P15 (see Fig. 3) which is a part of the bracket K11` previously mentioned. The shaft P10 is driven by the gear K15` previously described, which is fastened to the lower end thereof.

In order to provide clearance the two cutters P10 and P11 are normally separated but when prepared to cut are permitted to advance toward each other. This action of the cutters is effected in the following manner. On the edge of the bracket P15, which carries `the small cutter P10, is a groove P10 (Fig. 6) which receives the member P11 (see also Figs. 3, 4 and 5).. A bolt P18 working in the slot P19 (Fig. 5) in the member P11 fastens the member P11 to the bracket P15.

The head of the set screw P50 which screws into the bracket P15 bears against the end of the member P11 and assists in positioning this member in the groove P10. The in ner end of the member P17 has pinned therein a roller P51 (Fig. 3) lwhich rides upon the 'nclined surface P52 of the wedging bar 1153. Ridin on the opposite inclined surface P51 o? the wedging bar P53 is a roller P55 pinned in the member P56 which is held in the oove P51 in the end of the bracket P11 by a bolt P58 working in a slot P50 in the member P50 which is similar to the member P11. The head of the set sc rew P00 which screws into the bracket P11 bears against the end of the member B50 and assists in positioning the member P5 in the groove P51. A spring P91 fastened to the pin P62 bracket P11 and tothe pin P03 (Fig. .4) mounted on `the bracket P15 tends to draw ,the two brackets together swinging the mounted on the bracket P15 about the tubular member P15 and the bracket P44 about the tubular member P45. This action of the spring P51 is nor-V mally prevented by the wedging bar P53- which sep-arates the rollers P51 and P55 but which is withdrawn in the following manner to permit the advance of the cutters P10 and P11 when they are in position to cut the flare K10 from the glass tubing. The wedging bar P53 is slidably mounted in a guiding bracket P5L1 (Fig. 4) which is mounted free to move horizontally in` a. bracket P55 fastened to the base 14. A spring P55 fastened to a p-in P57 on the wedging bar P53 and to a, pin P55 on the guiding bracket P54 tends to withdraw the wedging bar from between the lrollers P51 and P55 but is normally prevented from so doing by the action of a cam P9 mounted on the cam shaft 22. The action of the.

cam P55 is transmitted through the crank P7o which is pivoted at P71 in the bracket P55. The crank P7o has pinned in one arm a roller P72 riding on the cam P51 and has fastened in the other arm an adjustable bolt P75 which engages v the lower end of the wedging bar P53 to raise the bar when so acted upon by the cam P55. The engagement* of the bolt P78 with the wedging bar`P53 may be regulated by adjusting the position of the bolt P75 in the arm lof the crank P7". The contour of the cam P55 1s such that the wedging bar P55 is normally held up to separate the brackets P15 and P44 until the cutters P10 and P11 are in position to act whereupon the wedging bar P55 is permitted to be withdrawn by the action of the. spring P55. The amount of withdrawal of the wedging bar P53 is determined by the position of the adjustable' bolt P74 which screws in the arm P75 fastened to the upperl end of the wedging bar and which strikes against the top of the guiding bracket P51 to limit the downward movement of the bar P53. The amount of withdrawal may be regulated by adjusting the bolt P71 in the arm P75.

rPhe horizontal position of the cutters P10 and P11 relative to the glass tubing 1l may be regulated by adjusting the rod P75 (Figs. 3, 4 and 5) which has a head P77 projecting beyond thebase 14 and which has aA threaded portion working in a thread in the guiding bracket P51 and whose end is rotatably held at P78 in the bracket P55. The action of the rod P75 is such that the guiding bracket along the slide P79 on the bracket P55, the brackets P15 and P11 being moved about their respective pivots by the presence of the wedging bar P55 between their respective rollers. u A

By properly adjusting the horizontal po'- sition of the cutter-s P11 and P11 relative P54 is `moved horizontally to the glass tubing 11, the upper end of the flare I 1 may be 'made substantially flush with the main portion of the tube, may be turnedl inwardly or outwardly as shown in Fig. 14. It is believed that'an yadvantage exists in turning the upper end of the Hare slightly outwardly as shown in C of Fig. 14, when leading-1n wires are loaded through the flare on the usual stem making machine. glass tubingy for the subsequent flaring operation.` y

The flare K11, which is cut from the glass tubingll at the position I-I, when released by the engaging fingers M15 and M26 10) falls upon an incline R10 (Figs. 1 and 2) which is fastened to the main member M1o of the chuck and which slants toward the discharge chute R11 (Fig. 12% to lbe delivered to a suitable container 12 mounted on a side of base 14. An air jet R15 which is suitably supported on the base 14 directs a stream of air upon the flare K1 to blow the flare into the chute R11. In order to deliver the lare K1 into the container R12, the chute R11 is agitated by means of a ball link R11 (Fig. 1) which has one end held in a socket R15 on the chute R11 and the other end held in an eccentric socket R16 mounted on the upper end. of the rod R17 which is rotatably held in the bracket R18 fastened tothe base 14. The rod R17 is driven shaft 21 by means of a belt driven by a pulley on the shaft 21 and driving a pulle (not shown) on the lower end of the rod 17. A spring R15 fastened to the chute R11 and to the bracket R18 tends to draw the chute toward the base. As the rod R17 is rotated the ball link R14 working in the eccentric socketl R15 alternately raisesand lowers the chute R11 producing sufficient agitation to cause' the flare-K1D to ass down the inclined surface of the chute R11 into the container R12. IVhile I have described a specific embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto as modifications thereof will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

What I cl/aim a new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. An apparatus for severing tubular glass comprising means for holding said tubular glass above the line of severing, means for rotating said upper holding means, means for holding the tubular glass below the line of severing, means fory rotating saidlower holding means synchronously with said u-pper holding means, cutting edges adapted to be brought into engagement with the 1nside and the outside of the wall of the tubular glass, and means to bring the cutting edges together.

2. An apparatus for severing tubular from the main driving This also prepares the 7 for applying pressure with said tubular leo glass comprising means for holding said tubular glass aliove the line of severing, means for rotating said upper holding means, means adapted to be brought into engagement with the tubular glass to hold the same below the line of severing, means for rotating-said lower holding-means synchronously with said upper holding means, means for bringing said lower holding means: into engagement with said tubular glass, cutting edges adapted to be brought into engagement-with the inside and the outside of the wall of the tiihular glass, and means for applying pressure to bringl the cutting edges together.

3. An apparatus for severing tubular glass comprising means for holding said tubular glassv above the line of severing, means for rotating said upper holding means, means adapted to be the tubular glass to hold the same below the line of severing, means for rotating said lower holding means synchronously with said upper holding means, means for bringing said lower holding means into engagement glass, rotatable cutting edges adapted to be brought into engagement with the inside and the outside of the wall of the tubular glass, means for bringing said cutting edges into enga-gement with the wall of the tubular glass, means for rotating each cutting edge and means for applying pressure to bring the cutting edges together.

4. An apparatus for severing tubular glass comprising an u per chuck for holding tubular glass, means fer rotating said upper chuck, a lower chuck adapted to be brought into engagement with the tubular glass to hold the same below the line of severing,

means for rotating said lower chuck, means for bringing said lower chuck into engagement with the tubular glass, a cutting edge adapted to be brought into engagement with the outside of the'tubular glass wall, meansl for rotating said outside cutting edge, a cutting edge adapted to be brought into engagement-witli the inside of the tubular glass wall, meansl for rotatin said inside c utting edge, means for bringing said outside and said insidecuttin edges into engagement with the wall of t ie tubular glass and means for applying pressure to bring the cutting edges together.

5. An apparatus for severing tubular glass comprising an upper chuck for holding tubular glass, means for rotating said upper chuck, a lower chuck adapted to be brought into engagement with the tubular glass tohold the same below the line of severing, means for rotating said lower means for bringing said lower chuck chuck., AInto engagementwith the tubular glass, a

cutter for engagingthc outside of the tubu- `hold the saine below brought iiito eiigageii'ieiit with' lar glass wall, means for rotating said outside cutter, a cutter for engaging the inside of the tubular glass wall, means for positioning said inside cutter at the line of severing, means for rotating said inside cutter, means for bringing said cutters into-engagement with the wall of the tubular glass and means for applying' pressure to bring said cutters together. t

6. An apparatus for severing tubular glass comprising an upper chuck for holding tubular glass, means for rotating said upper chuck, a lower chuck adapted to be brought into engagement with the tubular glass to the line of severing, means for rotating said lower chuck, means for bringing said lower chuck into engagement with the tubular glass, a cutter for engaging the outside of the tubular glass wall, means for rotating said outside cutter, a cutter for engaging the inside of the tubular glass wall, means for positioning said inside cutter at the line of severing, means for rotating said inside cutter, means for bringing said cutters into engagement with the wall of the tubular glass, means' for applying pressure to bring said cutters together, means for separating said cutters after the tubular glass has been severed, means for returning said inside cutter from the severing position, means for stopping the rotation of the lower chuck and means for releasing said lower chuck to discharge the severed tubular glass.

7. The method of severing a glass tube which consists in rotating said tube, fusing it at the severing point and then subjecting it, While rotating, to pressure between cutting edges placed inside and outside thereof.

8. The method of severing a glass tube which consists in rotating said tube, fusing it at the severing point and then subjecting it, while rotating, to pressure between rotating cutting edges placed inside and outside thereof. l

9. The method of severing a glass tube which consists in rotating said tube, fusing it at the severing point and then subjecting it, while rotating, to pressure between a p air of rotating cutters placed inside and outside thereof, each cutter having a speed of rotation substantially equal to the speed of rol point,a pair of cutters mounted adjacent thereto, one having its cutting edge substantially'in the plane of severance andthe other having itsl cutting edge below said plane, means whereby one of said cutters is caused to enter said tube,v means for rotating said cutters and means .for forcing them together to perform the severing operation.

13. An apparatus for severiner glass tubes comprising a movable carrier iinreceiving a series of tubes, means for lrotating said tubes, means for fusing each of said tubes in succession at the severing point, a'pair of cutters mounted adjacent. to the 'path of travel of said tu es, means'whereby one of said cutters is caused toenter the tubes successively, means v:for rotating said cutters and means' for orcingthem together.

14;. An apparatus forv severing glass tubes ycomprising a carrier for receiving a series of tubes, means for rotating said carrier, means for rotating-said tubes, means for fusing each of said tubes in succession at the severing point, a pair of cutters mounted 'adjacent to the Apath of travel of said tubes, means whereby one of said cutters is caused to enter the tubes successively, means for rotating said cutters and means for forcing them together.

15. An apparatus for severing glass tubesl comprising a movable carrier for receiving a series of tubes, and maintaining them in a substantially vertical position, means'for rotating said tubes, means for fusin `each vof said tubes in succession at the severing point, a pair of cutters mounted adjacent to the path of travel of said tubes, means whereby one of said cutters is caused to enter the tubes lsuccessively, means forrotating said cutters and means for forcing-them together.

16. vAn apparatus for severing glass tubesA comprising acarrier for receiving a series of tubes and maintaining them in a substantially vertical position, means .for rotating said carrier, means for rotating said tubes, means for fusing each of said tubes insuccession at the severing point, a pair of cutters mounted adjacent to the path of travel of said tubes, means whereby one of said cutters is caused to enter the tubes successively, means for rotating said cutters and means'for forcing them together.l y

I'n witness whereof, I have hereunto set l my hand this 1 day of July, 1921.

FRANCIS J. RrPPL'. 

